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Cornucopia Farms is completing its first hydroponic greenhouse, with production of lettuce and herbs starting in October.

Sales of dairy products to restaurants, schools and other institutions have declined rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving dairy farmers with excess milk supplies.

Coronavirus is already shaking up the market outlook this year, but could agriculture be next? RaboBank’s Christian Lawrence says it’s very difficult to say at this stage.

**Farmers can expect a cash injection of billions of dollars in Trump tariff payments later this month or in December.
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue tells agriculture.com, “We hope that trade will supplant the need for aid in 2020,” pointing to progress in negotiations to reso…

The final report from the Romaine Task Force, started in the wake of several outbreaks traced to the lettuce, is far from over, but recommendations could come by December.